![]() The Familiars is an evocative, haunting tale, set upon the backdrop of seventeenth-century industrial Lancashire, and the loosely based on the folklore of the Pendle witches. The ‘familiar’ title (I’m so sorry) let me know the subject matter would be up my street, and the blurb reinforced my decision to pop the book in my shopping basket. I was drawn to the striking full cover wrap, the slinky fox and personal artefacts hiding amongst moonlit trees. The Constant Nymph, The Elegance of the Hedgehog, and The Unforgotten all found their way onto my book shelf because I fell in love with their covers. ![]() I’m sure there are books out there with beautiful covers and stinking interiors, but so far this method has worked fairly well for me. I regularly pick up a book because I am drawn to the cover artwork – admittedly, I will always check out the blurb too, and if I like the sound of it as well I will normally buy. The old saying goes you should never judge a book by its cover, but I have to confess, that I often do – and it actually normally works out in my favour. “The ghosts of things that never happened are worse than the ghosts of things that did.”― L.M. ![]()
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